Still Workin' On It VA

Power ranking

#744

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1561

peak 1583 · rated over 63 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2026-05-15

Best ToY finish

#86

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 68 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9084 / 720

Master · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.50

last 5 Master vs avg 678.32 (+0.18)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · WV Coalfields Cookoff

Consistency

±10.74

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.55 · weakest Pork (168.98)

Road miles

7195

mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 325 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$313K

listed at 49 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 62 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.32 / 720

63 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Country Boys BBQ has finished one call ahead of Still Workin' On It 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 48 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 29 of their 30 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 34 of 48 shared chicken entries.

📅 A July team

Something about July: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

Meadow Creek BBQ #781 · 1556 · VA Menke Boys BBQ #685 · 1567 · VA Smack That Butt BBQ #666 · 1570 · VA Country Boys BBQ #627 · 1574 · VA SAUCE THIS BBQ #865 · 1548 · VA K-10 BBQ #874 · 1547 · VA

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	48	13	35	27%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	45	12	33	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	35	9	26	26%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	34	7	27	21%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	30	29	1	97%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	30	16	14	53%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	6	24	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	29	10	19	34%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	26	15	11	58%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	23	14	9	61%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	66	26	3	7	178.8572	153.6340	170.55	top 51%
Pork Ribs	64	29	3	9	178.8572	153.0856	169.52	top 48%
Pork	63	23	1	6	177.7028	153.0856	168.98	top 53%
Brisket	63	30	3	10	177.7144	146.7884	169.24	top 46%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	32	top 54%
NC	19	top 41%
SC	5	top 57%
WV	4	top 39%
PA	3	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	16	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	34	top 46%
Large (40+)	13	top 51%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	7	8	top 53%	2026-03-28
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	4	4	top 33%	2023-07-14
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	3	4	top 45%	2022-09-23
Mission Farms - King of the Farm	2	3	top 50%	2026-02-27
Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	11	top 70%	2025-06-07
WV Coalfields Cookoff	2	4	top 45%	2023-06-09
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	23	top 53%	2022-03-26
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	2	4	top 22%	2019-11-09
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2	15	top 48%	2019-05-04

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (17 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (37 of 68 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (66 entries)
Average Master overall score: 678.32 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
📣 2019-05-04 — First call · BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)
🎖️ 2021-06-04 — 25th tracked contest · GrillBillies BBQ Shootout
📈 2021-09-24 — Peak power rating (1583) · Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
⭐ 2023-07-14 — Career-best overall score (695.9084) · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
🎖️ 2023-08-11 — 50th tracked contest · Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2023-07-14
+15.5	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	2019-11-09
+15.3	Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff	2025-08-22
+14.9	Mission Farms - King of the Farm	2025-02-28
+13.6	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2019-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1)	2023-10-27
-11.8	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q	2020-10-29
-10.8	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)	2019-03-23
-10	Mission Farms - King of the Farm	2026-02-27
-9.7	Zom-B-Q (Day 2)	2023-10-28

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	5	2	0	80%	top 59%	96.6%	94.2%
2025	9	3	0	78%	top 46%	96.5%	94.7%
2023	10	2	0	70%	top 58%	96.7%	94.6%
2022	9	2	3	67%	top 49%	95.3%	94.6%
2021	17	8	4	94%	top 50%	96.3%	94.6%
2020	4	1	0	75%	top 59%	95.4%	93.3%
2019	14	6	3	79%	top 43%	96.2%	93.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-15	Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC	19 / 26 (670.1368)	16 (166.8228)	23 (163.9656)	7 (174.2628)	19 (165.0856)
2026-04-24	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	9 / 20 (680.4572)	10 (171.9772)	15 (166.2400)	4 (172.5600)	6 (169.6800)
2026-03-28	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	8 / 36 (695.3484)	10 (176.5600)	10 (174.2628)	16 (172.5600)	17 (171.9656)
2026-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	27 / 40 (677.5772)	21 (171.9772)	10 (173.1084)	30 (167.3944)	28 (165.0972)
2026-02-27	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	29 / 33 (668.9712)	28 (168.5256)	19 (169.1200)	22 (168.5256)	31 (162.8000)
2025-09-26	Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC	6 / 25 (685.6228)	3 (175.4172)	4 (175.4056)	13 (166.8228)	15 (167.9772)
2025-08-22	Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA	3 / 16 (687.9200)	4 (174.2628)	4 (173.1200)	14 (165.0856)	2 (175.4516)
2025-06-07	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA	12 / 18 (682.1484)	16 (163.9428)	9 (173.1084)	11 (170.8228)	4 (174.2744)
2025-06-06	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA	11 / 15 (679.3028)	8 (173.1200)	8 (170.8228)	13 (164.5372)	10 (170.8228)
2025-04-04	Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA	16 / 23 (662.7544)	16 (166.8228)	15 (164.5372)	20 (158.8344)	7 (172.5600)
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	23 / 43 (682.8000)	35 (168.5256)	31 (166.8572)	27 (169.7028)	3 (177.7144)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	22 / 45 (682.1944)	11 (174.2744)	11 (173.1316)	32 (168.5256)	25 (166.2628)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2025-02-28	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	3 / 26 (694.7656)	13 (171.9656)	5 (171.9772)	3 (177.7028)	9 (173.1200)
2023-10-28	Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA	15 / 17 (680.4800)	12 (171.4056)	14 (169.6800)	11 (170.2744)	13 (169.1200)
2023-10-27	Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA	19 / 19 (664.9828)	13 (166.2400)	17 (166.2400)	16 (167.4172)	17 (165.0856)
2023-08-12	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA	12 / 26 (692.5028)	18 (169.6684)	3 (177.1544)	13 (169.6800)	3 (176.0000)
2023-08-11	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA	16 / 28 (688.5028)	20 (170.8572)	4 (177.7028)	12 (174.8456)	25 (165.0972)
2023-08-11	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) Ashland, VA	—	9 (171.4056)	—	—	—
2023-07-14	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	4 / 36 (695.9084)	7 (174.2628)	7 (173.1200)	11 (173.1200)	6 (175.4056)
2023-06-09	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	10 / 16 (674.1372)	8 (170.8228)	12 (162.8000)	11 (165.0972)	2 (175.4172)
2023-06-02	Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	12 / 27 (675.8628)	6 (175.4056)	20 (162.8116)	6 (170.8228)	19 (166.8228)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	30 / 53 (677.5540)	35 (168.5140)	35 (168.5372)	30 (168.5256)	14 (171.9772)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	4 (176.5600)	—	—	—
2022-10-28	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC	19 / 35 (676.9708)	15 (171.4056)	21 (168.5256)	19 (168.5256)	17 (168.5140)
2022-09-23	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	17 / 32 (680.4684)	10 (173.7028)	17 (167.9772)	16 (170.2628)	17 (168.5256)
2022-07-15	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	18 / 31 (683.8972)	6 (175.4172)	15 (170.8344)	24 (166.2400)	13 (171.4056)
2022-06-10	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	4 / 15 (682.7772)	1 (178.8572)	1 (175.4172)	10 (165.0972)	9 (163.4056)
2022-04-22	Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV	7 / 17 (682.7196)	1 (177.7028)	10 (166.2284)	8 (169.1200)	7 (169.6684)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	23 / 50 (686.2060)	25 (171.9656)	39 (166.2516)	21 (173.7144)	10 (174.2744)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	32 / 53 (674.1712)	5 (177.1428)	26 (170.2628)	51 (158.8000)	31 (167.9656)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	15 (164.5600)	—	—	—
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	19 (166.2284)	—	—
2021-10-30	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 🏅 Shelby, NC	21 / 27 (677.5656)	22 (169.6800)	19 (168.5372)	21 (167.3828)	13 (171.9656)
2021-10-29	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC	10 / 33 (679.8856)	28 (164.5256)	2 (174.8572)	17 (169.6800)	10 (170.8228)
2021-10-23	SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 🏅 Summerville, SC	12 / 15 (689.5996)	12 (172.5484)	10 (174.2628)	11 (173.1200)	13 (169.6684)
2021-10-22	SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 🏅 Summerville, SC	11 / 15 (686.7656)	5 (174.8572)	2 (177.7144)	14 (165.0856)	11 (169.1084)
2021-10-16	Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	9 / 15 (681.0284)	9 (170.2628)	10 (166.2400)	8 (171.9656)	4 (172.5600)
2021-10-15	Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	13 / 15 (673.0172)	12 (168.5600)	11 (167.3944)	11 (166.2400)	3 (170.8228)
2021-09-24	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	4 / 27 (686.1828)	9 (172.5484)	9 (169.6800)	3 (174.2744)	11 (169.6800)
2021-08-27	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	4 / 22 (689.6344)	12 (167.9656)	1 (178.8572)	2 (175.4172)	11 (167.3944)
2021-07-16	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	6 / 25 (683.8972)	20 (163.9428)	4 (176.0000)	5 (175.4172)	13 (168.5372)
2021-06-11	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV	4 / 15 (693.0512)	1 (177.7144)	3 (174.8456)	8 (174.2628)	5 (166.2284)
2021-06-04	GrillBillies BBQ Shootout 🏅 Wendell, NC	12 / 18 (666.7656)	18 (162.2628)	7 (170.8572)	10 (166.8228)	7 (166.8228)
2021-05-07	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin 🏅 Franklin, NC	6 / 17 (687.3256)	13 (167.9772)	12 (167.3828)	2 (177.7028)	6 (174.2628)
2021-04-16	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	11 / 27 (686.7428)	24 (168.5256)	9 (171.9772)	10 (170.8228)	6 (175.4172)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	26 / 40 (668.9712)	6 (174.2628)	20 (168.5372)	36 (160.5028)	27 (165.6684)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	26 / 46 (665.5540)	3 (176.0000)	40 (158.8000)	38 (161.0856)	19 (169.6684)
2021-02-20	NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC	12 / 21 (681.0628)	15 (172.5600)	1 (177.1428)	12 (168.5372)	17 (162.8228)
2021-02-19	NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 🏅 Raleigh, NC	7 / 21 (684.5372)	19 (167.4172)	9 (170.8572)	8 (171.4056)	1 (174.8572)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	5 / 33 (686.8116)	11 (173.7028)	24 (163.4288)	7 (173.1200)	4 (176.5600)
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	29 / 33 (661.0744)	12 (171.4172)	32 (153.0856)	15 (171.9772)	26 (164.5944)
2020-10-23	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	17 / 25 (670.1716)	18 (167.4056)	23 (158.8116)	17 (166.2400)	3 (177.7144)
2020-09-11	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	16 / 24 (668.9940)	24 (153.6340)	19 (161.6456)	2 (176.5600)	3 (177.1544)
2019-11-09	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC	4 / 33 (692.4800)	16 (173.1084)	3 (175.4288)	25 (167.3828)	1 (176.5600)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	15 / 47 (675.3028)	31 (166.2284)	17 (169.6916)	38 (162.2400)	1 (177.1428)
2019-10-25	Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA	9 / 20 (668.9940)	13 (165.6684)	8 (170.2628)	16 (161.6572)	8 (171.4056)
2019-10-18	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC	8 / 22 (674.6968)	4 (171.9772)	11 (170.8228)	4 (169.1084)	15 (162.7884)
2019-10-17	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A 🏅 Lenoir, NC	6 / 15 (682.1828)	3 (173.1200)	5 (171.4172)	5 (171.4172)	10 (166.2284)
2019-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	6 / 56 (686.8000)	34 (165.0972)	3 (176.5600)	1 (175.4172)	17 (169.7256)
2019-08-02	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	14 / 40 (673.6000)	19 (166.2400)	15 (167.9772)	7 (171.4172)	14 (167.9656)
2019-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	10 / 27 (675.3028)	5 (174.2744)	18 (165.0972)	17 (163.9656)	9 (171.9656)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	25 / 32 (667.8856)	29 (163.9656)	6 (176.0344)	16 (170.8228)	32 (157.0628)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	17 / 33 (669.6000)	3 (175.4172)	15 (167.3828)	9 (170.2628)	28 (156.5372)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	15 / 33 (678.7428)	4 (175.4172)	32 (158.8000)	8 (172.5600)	10 (171.9656)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	17 / 34 (663.2800)	18 (169.1200)	13 (169.1316)	15 (166.8228)	28 (158.2056)
2019-03-23	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	44 / 52 (633.5196)	39 (164.5256)	14 (169.1200)	48 (153.0856)	47 (146.7884)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	31 / 63 (655.7828)	40 (163.9544)	22 (165.0972)	42 (162.7884)	25 (163.9428)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#258 (609 pts)	#242 (694 pts)	#267 (694 pts)	#193 (784 pts)	#282 (579 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#203 (1063 pts)	#213 (1033 pts)	#213 (1118 pts)	#273 (838 pts)	#160 (1233 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#241 (883 pts)	#142 (1237 pts)	#229 (1018 pts)	#245 (898 pts)	#177 (1078 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#311 (745 pts)	#141 (1291 pts)	#291 (868 pts)	#368 (645 pts)	#294 (780 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#86 (1553 pts)	#81 (1526 pts)	#35 (2009 pts)	#67 (1658 pts)	#63 (1685 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#151 (743 pts)	#223 (553 pts)	#204 (593 pts)	#157 (728 pts)	#58 (1283 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#299 (1035 pts)	#398 (830 pts)	#259 (1100 pts)	#303 (1020 pts)	#261 (1135 pts)